With my 2006 500 sportsman X2, my front left wheel spins, but the front right one does not when in 4x4. I take it with this year model it pretty much has to be the diff or the axle right? No locking hubs to play with?

With my 2006 500 sportsman X2, my front left wheel spins, but the front right one does not when in 4x4. I take it with this year model it pretty much has to be the diff or the axle right? No locking hubs to play with?

Sean

Are you testing this on dry ground? Or in mud? It won't lock tne front up until it slips.

This is the bike I flipped about a month or so ago (if it happened then, I don't think I would have heard it).

I feel a "pop" up through the steering on occasion. I keep looking at suspension parts, but have not found anything wrong yet (had to replace right lower A-arm and right tie rod after the flip <also replaced bushings>).

Sounds like it is time to take it back apart and take a closer look at the axle. When a buddy broke his axle it was VERY obvious. Tore the boot, etc. This one is not like that. I hope it is the axle (easy fix) and that it fixes the popping so I can quit worrying about that.

Anyone have any idea how to tell when an ATV was made? I can't find any sort of sticker on mine. I looked up the VIN on the polaris website, and all it told me was when it was sold...not when it was made. I guess my axle will be different based on if the bike was made before July 2006, or after July 2006. Mine was sold Oct 2006...so with only that info, it could be either.

I looked on the bottom left frame rail by the front tire and found the VIN stamped in the side of the frame (was looking on top so took me awhile to find it)...but see nothing about a manufacture date.